Normal Sorc Build help needed.

[MagpieLee]

Normal Sorc Build help needed.

Hi guys. I'm looking to make a sorc but KEEP her in normal. This is to do the conventional trist/tomb/cow/dia/baal runs without sucking up the rest of the parties experience.

So I'm looking ar around lvl 45-50ish (I'm sure I'll progress further but to what end?) and looking to use CL (as I've not used it before) and either Blizzard or Frozen Orb.

Any suggestions, information, equipment set ups will be greatly appreciated.

Note that she will stay in normal, so she won't get stat/skill/res/hp giving quests in nm or hell and will have to stick to the defiance merc of a2 :thumbup:

 

[sirpoopsalot]

Re: Normal Sorc Build help needed.

FYI, even normal Baal runs can push you to level60 fairly quick if you play in full games... the highest I've gone is level55, but in 8 player games it still only took ~2 runs to gain another level.


That said, I'd pick a mid-tier skill like CL or Fireball, so that you can max it and get a decent synergy going. CL's probably a very good choice, actually. Equipment is the biggest thing... In Normal, your defensive needs will be quite minimal, especially if you build a good offense. Enough strength for equipment, then go full Vit to avoid hit recovery on the occasional attack that gets to you.

Get a 4-socket Halberd or some other low-end polearm and make Insight in it, then throw it on your merc. Obviously this'll make teleporting & spell-spamming a lot more tolerable, and the merc will be able to kill things on his own in 1-2 hits.

After that, I'd simply focus on items that give +skills, FCR, and +mana. I'm not sure if you can easily reach the 117 FCR breakpoint for Chain Lightning, but you can definitely hit the 105 FCR breakpoint - I wouldn't settle for slower.

What I'd likely use for a setup:
Peasant's Crown (or maybe a magic or rare circlet)
Vipermagi
2xSoJ (if you can get them, or rare FCR/mana rings otherwise)
Magefists
Glooms Trap belt (or maybe a crafted caster belt if you need FCR)
Silkweave's boots
magic or rare amulet with + skills/mana/FCR
Bone of the Eyeless / Lidless Wall shields
Occy or Spirit sword
plain +skill or +mana charms

... for socketing your items, I'd look at things that help your mana. Probably PSapphires in helm & armour, Tir runes in weapon & shield.

 

[MagpieLee]

Re: Normal Sorc Build help needed.

thx for the suggestion and tips. Maybe during baal runs I'll sit them out in town or exit before the last wave (or just leave party).

Yeah I picked CL because then I wouldn't worry about accidenly killing the Cow King in normal. I don't know how mana heavy it is so it'll be good to experiment. I've got these down:
Viper (30FCR), Peasants, Magefists (20FCR), Silks, Spirit Sword (30+FCR) and a low level insight for merc.
A lidless wall will top this to 100FCR leaving a 5 from most probably an amulet or a FCR rings (SoJ's if only lol). So maybe even the 117 is doable with two FCR rings, belt and amulet

Maybe when I get bored this will become my CL sorc...

*goes and reads builds on CL and hybrids*